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THIS HEART (Nanci Griffith)
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[Each chord is half a measure.]
[In the verse, the chords are normal: E=022100, A=x02220, B7=x21202.
 In the chorus, A(9)=x77600, B(4)=x99800, and E* is 0-14-14-13-0-0
 (a normal E, but one octave higher).]
E[intEro; Abass B7only]E  E  A  B7  
E[intEro]A  B7  E  E  A  B7  
  EThis heEart was Aalmost B7taken;   Ethis heEart had a lAove of its B7own
  EThis heEart was AreawB7akened when you cEame alongE  A  B7  
  EThis heEart was bAorn feet B7running;   Ethis heEart saw your pAorch light B7on
  EThis heEart hit the Asidewalk B7wondering why you Eleft it onE  A  B7  
    A(9)  A(9)        B(4)         B(4)
  This heart was stranded in the winter
        E*           E*                    A(9)  A(9)
  Was stuck out in a blizzard in its summer clothes
    A(9)  A(9)      B(4)       B(4)          E*        E*  E* [stop]
  This heart knows when the love comes and when it goes
E[insEtrumAentaB7l]E  E  A  B7  
This heart hears the telephone ringing; this heart's gonna let it go
'Cause this heart knows the bells she's hearing aren't the telephone
This heart has heard your laughter; this heart has learned how to smile
This heart'll be a true believer if you'll stay awhile
This heart was stranded in the winter
Was stuck out in a blizzard in its summer clothes
This heart knows when the love comes and when it goes
E[insEtrumAentaB7l]
  EThis heEart, this heAart, this B7heart;   Ethis heEart, this heAart, this B7heart
E[insEtrumAentaB7l]
This heart was stranded in the winter
Was stuck out in a blizzard in its summer clothes
This heart knows when the love comes and when it goes
This heart was almost taken, and this heart was born feet running
This heart hears a telephone ringing, gonna let it go
This heart, this heart, this heart; this heart, this heart, this heart
E[insEtrumAentaB7l]E  E  A  B7  
   E     E     A       B7     E     E     A       B7  E.
[instrumental]
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Adam Schneider             [email protected]           Minneapolis, MN
       If you want guitar chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls,
      Suzanne Vega, Lucinda Williams, etc., mail me or check my home page:
            http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/hpp/acs.html
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This Heart

by Nanci Griffith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A(9)

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#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

THIS HEART (Nanci Griffith)

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[Each chord is half a measure.]

[In the verse, the chords are normal: E=022100, A=x02220, B7=x21202.

In the chorus, A(9)=x77600, B(4)=x99800, and E* is 0-14-14-13-0-0

(a normal E, but one octave higher).]

E E A B7 E E A B7

[intro; bass only]

E E A B7 E E A B7

[intro]

E E A B7 E E A B7

This heart was almost taken; this heart had a love of its own

E E A B7 E E A B7

This heart was reawakened when you came along

E E A B7 E E A B7

This heart was born feet running; this heart saw your porch light on

E E A B7 E E A B7

This heart hit the sidewalk wondering why you left it on

A(9) A B B

(9) (4) (4)

This heart was stranded in the winter

E E A(9) A

* * (9)

Was stuck out in a blizzard in its summer clothes

A(9) A B B E E E

(9) (4) (4) * * * [stop]

This heart knows when the love comes and when it goes

E E A B7 E E A B7

[instrumental]

This heart hears the telephone ringing; this heart's gonna let it go

'Cause this heart knows the bells she's hearing aren't the telephone

This heart has heard your laughter; this heart has learned how to smile

This heart'll be a true believer if you'll stay awhile

This heart was stranded in the winter

Was stuck out in a blizzard in its summer clothes

This heart knows when the love comes and when it goes

E E A B7

[instrumental]

E E A B7 E E A B7

This heart, this heart, this heart; this heart, this heart, this heart

E E A B7

[instrumental]

This heart was stranded in the winter

Was stuck out in a blizzard in its summer clothes

This heart knows when the love comes and when it goes

This heart was almost taken, and this heart was born feet running

This heart hears a telephone ringing, gonna let it go

This heart, this heart, this heart; this heart, this heart, this heart

E E A B7 E E A B7

[instrumental]

E E A B7 E E A B7 E

[instrumental]

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Adam Schneider [email protected] Minneapolis, MN

If you want guitar chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls,

Suzanne Vega, Lucinda Williams, etc., mail me or check my home page:

http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/hpp/acs.html

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